The Puffer Forum

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. I'm thinking that maybe he had some other issues going on which were exacerbated by the stress of moving to a new tank. He definitely was not looking good last night, his whole face had darkened, and it looked like he "coughed" at times. I've never l...

Unfortunately the little guy did not survive the night I think it will be a while before I try that again...

That's what I'm hoping.. I'll keep a close eye and have my test kit handy

It would be nice if he were just sleeping, but I don't think this is the case

He is still hiding under the stump, breathing quickly. I don't know what else I can do for him.. So this is definitely not normal new fish stress?

No, he's not really gasping anymore. He is swimming around a bit, actually. He's mostly hiding though. I think he's going to be alright..

I had no idea about the oxyclean! Thanks for the tip

Thanks for your quick reply! The cycle seems to be ok so far.. but I will keep checking params to make sure the seeding was successful. Nothing has been sprayed near the tank. I sterilized it like how I always sterilize my QT tanks--I used bleach and hot water. But I am very, very thorough when it c...

First, to answer the Q's above: 1) Water parameters: pH = 7.8, Ammonia = 0, Nitrite = 0, Nitrate = slight (using API drop kit), temperature = 80F 2) Tank size & inhabitants: 5 gallon tank, just the DP 3) Feeding/wc schedule: I got the DP yesterday, and have not fed yet. I plan to do 50% weekly w...